Glossary

Carbon Balance - a plant's ability to remove carbon from the atmosphere

Chlorofluorocarbons - any of several organic compounds composed of carbon, fluorine, or chlorine, that
once released accumulate in the stratosphere where they contribute to the depletion
of the ozone layer

Climate Neutral - neutralizing the net amount of carbon released in the atmosphere from a particular
activity

Diversion Rate - percentage of waste materials diverted from landfills, incineration, or other traditional
methods to be recycled, composted, or re-used

Fair Trade - free of genetically modified organisms, preserve the use of natural coffee beans,
promote protection of the environment, and pay fair wages to farmers helping to lift
them out of poverty

Fluorescent - a tubular electric discharge lamp in which light is produced by the fluorescence
of phosphors coating the inside of the tube